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TROPICAL STORM BORIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM PDT SUN JUN 09 2002
...BORIS REMAINS STATIONARY OFF THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PUNTA SAN TELMO TO
CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 36
HOURS.
AT 5 PM PDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BORIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 104.2 WEST OR ABOUT 125
MILES...205 KM...SOUTH OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.
STEERING CURRENTS ARE WEAK AND BORIS HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY. A
NORTHWESTWARD DRIFT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HOWEVER...A SMALL NORTHWARD DEVIATION OF THE FORECAST TRACK COULD
RESULT IN TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS REACHING THE COAST OF MEXICO.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS. WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...A SHIP LOCATED ABOUT 40
MILES SOUTHEAST OF MANZANILLO REPORTED WINDS TO 45 MPH AND WAVE
HEIGHTS OF 24 FEET.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
DANGEROUS SURF AND LARGE BATTERING WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
TROPICAL STORM WATCH AREA.
HEAVY RAINS ASSOCIATED WITH BORIS ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO AS FAR EAST AS ACAPULCO. THESE
RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.
REPEATING THE 5 PM PDT POSITION...17.2 N...104.2 W. MOVEMENT
...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 PM PDT.
FORECASTER STEWART
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